MEDCs and LEDCs

MEDCs and LEDCs

1. MEDCs

   • Statistics
     • 80% of world income
     • 18% of world population
     • 70% of world energy usage
   • Examples
     • UK
     • USA
     • Japan
   • Charactaristics
     • high liteeracy rates
     • high GDP and HDI
     • Low infant mortality rates
     • high life expevtancy

2. LEDCs

   • examples
     • kenya
     • etheopia
     • Bangladesh
   • Statistics
     • 20% of world income
     • 82% of worlds poluation
     • 30% of world energy usage
   • Charactaristics
     • Low literacy rates
     • Low GDP and HDI
     • High infant mortality rates
     • Low life expectancy
     • High % below poverty line